Monica Jain, the Curatorial-Director of Art Centrix Space, introduces ‘The Signature in the Image,’ an exciting group exhibition in celebration of art in Delhi, coinciding with the city’s role as the focal point of artistic expression during the India Art Fair. Join us to revel in the intersection of art and appreciation as we showcase a diverse array of talented artists and their unique signatures in this captivating event.
Art Centrix Space presents a collateral exhibition by Pranamita Borgohain and Monica Jain.
The momentous exhibition will feature works of eight artists including Kolkata-based Avijit Dutta, Kerala-based sculpturist Balagopalan Bethur, Delhi-based visual artist, D Priyanka, Germany-based John Tun Sein, Mumbai-based Sachin Bonde along with Ganesh Gohain, Geroge Martin PJ, and Vijay Kadam. Their works are thoughtfully divided into two categories – one category of works will bear the signature of the artists and the other will be stripped of the signature. The participating artists thus are given a unique opportunity to present their works as a challenge to familiarity.
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How Artist Signatures Shape Perception
The show is curated to let the audience contemplate and ruminate when faced with artworks without a signature. Can a body of work created over a long span of an artist’s career diverse, as it may be, make a well-attested, authoritative argument for the absolute need or not for an artistic signature required for familiarity? Thus, is the act of signing more about ownership and provenance or is it an influence of Western thought considering ancient and medieval India didn’t have such a tradition?
The Signature in the Image show will spark and trigger greater questions around creativity while seeking to examine if the artist’s signature is a truth intended to detach from or reinforce the idea of subjectivity. Taking this exhibition as a testing ground for critical questions that are so far unanswered in the art world, Pranamita Borgohain says, “Does a signature cause a work to be Pre-conceived? Is a diverse body of work a means for an artist to assert independence to create, regardless of expectation and predictability?”
Art Centrix Space, Jain Farm, Vasant Kunj, New Delhi
January 22, 2020 till February 22, 2020
11:00 am- 6.00 pm Monday – Saturday
